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May our paths never cross again.. Mungkin memang bukan hanya suatu harap… | by s𖹭sik¡ran𐙚 | Jul, 2025
Selamat tinggal untukmu, juga maaf ku yang mungkin belum sempat tulus ucap
Sepertinya itu yang mungkin kelak sampai kata apabila berkesempatan, karna memang salah juga tak mungkin lepas dari kotor hatiku dahulu, besar sesal yang tak kunjung sampai maaf ini

Semangkuk Bubur dan Kesadaran. Hanya dari semangkuk bubur aku… | by Isma Fawzeya Rosida | Jul, 2025
“Mas, makan di sini satu porsi pake sate puyuh, ya…” Aku memesan seporsi bubur ayam tepat saat aku datang. Setelah mencari tempat duduk, aku kembali memantau percakapan di grup tadi, sampai akhirnya aku sendiri bosan melihatnya. Ku telungkupkan HP-ku dan

Hugo Award Packet 2020
Hello, friends! We are pleased to announce that The Book Smugglers are finalists for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine!
Every year, the Hugo Awards are administered and voted on by members

What Summer Books Are You Reading?
I’m coming to you with something a little different from my Race Matters column: summer reading recommendations! I’ve been a book editor for more than 20 years; and reading is not just my career, it’s my passion. This summer

WE WON A HUGO AWARD?!
We are speechless. After multiple nominations and losses, starting back in 2014–we were like, the Leo Dicaprios of the Hugo Awards–THE BOOK SMUGGLERS WON A HUGO AWARD FOR BEST FANZINE LAST NIGHT!
WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT! WHAT A DELIGHT! (Yes, we

SARAH KUHN ON INSPIRATIONS AND INFLUENCES
Hello everybody! We have Sarah Kuhn back to the blog today to talk about the fourth HEROINE novel, the inspirations and influences behind it and what it means to go back to the start and write again from the perspective